Peak
2
Weeks
21
Score
4,303
Chart Year
1972
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This was Joe Tex's highest-charting career single as far as the Billboard Hot 100 was concerned. It is all original Joe Tex, in his own absolutely inimitable style - he's known as one of the precursors of rap music. While Joe Tex may have been charting on the Hot 100 since 1965, his previous highest score had been #5 for his breakout single "Hold What You've Got". Since that time, he'd barely tasted the Top-10. This song was actually the B-side of "A Mother's Prayer" - Radio station DJs would flip it and play this side instead, giving him his highest-charting hit. We have yet another Tarantino hit! The film Reservoir Dogs features this song prominently. It's used for the scene where three of the robbers transport the hostage cop to their warehouse hideaway, where they proceed to beat the nickels out of him, both because they suspect they were set up and just to work off some frustration after their robbery plan goes to pieces. The action is even choreographed to the music a little; watch Michael Madsen pulling off a length of duct tape in time to the lyrics for a beat or two. Does "I Gotcha" show a little James Brown influence? There might have been more than just inspiration going on there; the two, who sometimes shared a stage, feuded quite a bit. Tex said Brown copied him and later stole his girlfriend, Brown didn't like the way Tex made fun of him. According to AOL-Spinner, this led to an incident where allegedly Brown used a gun to fire a few rounds at Tex in a nightclub, then pay off the patrons with $100 bills so they wouldn't call the police. Joe Tex re-recorded "I Gotcha" for his 1978 album Rub Down, this time as a ballad.
I gotcha, uh huh, huh You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh huh, huh You tried to sneak by me now, didn't ya, uh huh, huh Now gimme what you promised me, give it here Come on Hey Good God Hey Hey You promised me the day that you quit your boyfriend I'd be the next one to ease on in You promised me it would be just us two, yeah I'd be the only man kissin' on you, yeah Now, kiss me Hold it a long time, hold it Don't turn it a-loose, now hold it A little bit longer, now hold it Come on Hold it Hold it Hold it Hold it Now ease up on me now, good god Hey Good God Hey The girl's alright, y'all Ha ha Good God You made me a promise and you're gonna stick to it You shouldn't have promised if you weren't gonna do it You saw me and ran in another direction I'll teach you to play with my affection Now, give it here You never should've promised to me, give it here Don't hold back, now give it here Don't say nothin', just give it here Come on, give it here Give it here Give it here Give it here Give it to me, now Good God Hey I gotcha Shouldn't made a promise to me I gotcha You never should've promised to me, gotcha Give it on, here I gotcha You thought you got away from me, didn't ya? I gotcha Ha ha ha Oh, I gotcha Give it on up, I gotcha Give it on here, I gotcha You tried to sneak by me, now didn't ya? Ha ha I gotcha Oh, I gotcha
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 22, 1972 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Jan 29, 1972 | 72 | 54 |
| 3 | Feb 5, 1972 | 68 | 58 |
| 4 | Feb 12, 1972 | 49 | 77 |
| 5 | Feb 19, 1972 | 46 | 80 |
| 6 | Feb 26, 1972 | 31 | 95 |
| 7 | Mar 4, 1972 | 21 | 105 |
| 8 | Mar 11, 1972 | 18 | 108 |
| 9 | Mar 18, 1972 | 14 | 112 |
| 10 | Mar 25, 1972 | 10 | 116 |
| 11 | Apr 1, 1972 | 6 | 120 |
| 12 | Apr 8, 1972 | 4 | 122 |
| 13 | Apr 15, 1972 | 3 | 123 |
| 14 | Apr 22, 1972 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | Apr 29, 1972 | 3 | 123 |
| 16 | May 6, 1972 | 2 | 124 |
| 17 | May 13, 1972 | 2 | 124 |
| 18 | May 20, 1972 | 4 | 122 |
| 19 | May 27, 1972 | 8 | 118 |
| 20 | Jun 3, 1972 | 20 | 106 |